gǽtan
To grant ⬩ to confirm
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To grant, to confirm Ic gǽte I confirm, Chr. 675; Th. 59. 30
gealchattan
To ordain ⬩ frame ⬩ devise ⬩ concinnāre
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To ordain, frame, devise; concinnāre Tunge ðín gealchatte oððe gereónode fácnu lingua tua concinnābat dŏlos, Ps. Lamb. 49, 19
ge-byrhtan
To make bright ⬩ brighten ⬩ illūmĭnāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre
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To make bright, brighten; illūmĭnāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ys his nama fór him neóde gebyrhted præclārum nōmen eōrum cōram ipso, Ps. Th. 71, 14
ge-hentan
To take ⬩ seize ⬩ căpĕre ⬩ prehendĕre
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To take, seize; căpĕre, prehendĕre Hió abít hæleða gehwilcne ðe hió gehentan mæg she devours every man whom she can seize, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 64; Met. 13, 32. Eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton all that they could seize, Chron. 905; Erl. 98, 17
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ge-hnǽcan
To check ⬩ restrain ⬩ bruise ⬩ destroy ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ allīdĕre
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To check, restrain, bruise, destroy; reprĭmĕre, contĕrĕre, allīdĕre Heó gehnǽceþ ða anginnu it checketh the beginnings, Herb. 148, 1; Lchdm. i. 272, 15 : 163, 6; Lchdm. i. 292, 19. Ðú me ahófe and gehnǽctest eft elĕvans allīsisti me, Ps. Th. 101, 8
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ge-restan
To rest, remain, rest [one's self]
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To rest, remain, rest [one's self] Ðæt he hine gerestan meahte ad quiescendum membra, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. Forðon ic ǽfre ne mæg ðære mód-ceare mínre gerestan for I can never rest from my mind's sorrow, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444. 1; Kl. 40. Templ Háliges
blægettan
To cry ⬩ squall
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To cry, squall Se biscop ongan fréfrian þone hlýdendan and blægettendan (blagettyndan, v. l.) cniht episcopus stridentem vagientemque puerum consolari coepit, Gr. D. 278, 12
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hǽtan
To heat, make hot
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To heat, make hot Ðæt fýr ðe man ðæt ordál mid hǽtan sceal the fire with which the ordeal is to be heated, L. Ath. 4, 7; Th. i. 226, 11 : 14. Tó hǽtanne magan to heat the stomach, L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188, 16. Hit gelamp sume dæige ðæt ðæs swánes
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sencan
to sink ⬩ plunge ⬩ immerse ⬩ to submerge ⬩ flood with water
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to sink (trans.), plunge, immerse Wæs his gewuna ðæt hé hine on ðam streáme sencte solebat in flumine supermeantibus undis immergi, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22. to submerge, flood with water Abraham wolde his sunu cwellan folmum sínum fýre (?) sencan mǽges
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sépan
To cause to perceive ⬩ to teach
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To cause to perceive, to teach Se stán sépte sacerdas sweotolum tácnum, Andr. Kmbl. 1483; An. 743. Ðus mé fæder mín unweaxenne wordum lǽrde, sépte sóðcwidum, Elen. Kmbl. 1057; El. 530. Hyssas heredon Drihten for ðam hǽðenan folce, sépton (MS. stepton
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ge-ýcan
To increase ⬩ add ⬩ eke
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To increase, add, eke Se ðe ðisne freóls geýcean wille geýce God his gesynta qui hanc libertatis dapsilitatem augere voluerit, augeat dominus ejus prosperitatem, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 138, 14. Swá swá sorge and ymbhogan geýceþ monnes mód, swá geýcþ se
a-getan
To seize ⬩ take away ⬩ destroy ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere ⬩ delere
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To seize, take away, destroy; corripere, eripere, delere Sumne sceal gár agetan the spear shall take one away, Exon. 87a; Th. 328, 11; Vy. 16: Andr. Grm. 1144: Exon. 127b; Th. 491, 3; Rä. 80, 8. Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior
blód-hrǽcan
To retch or spit blood ⬩ sanguinem excreare ⬩ to retch
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To retch or spit blood; sanguinem excreare
on-slǽpan
To sleep, fall asleep ⬩ obdormire
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To sleep, fall asleep; obdormire Wérig gesette his leomu tó restenne and hwæthwugo onslépte (slép, MS. B.), Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 11. Onslǽpte (slép, MS. B.), 4, 11; S. 579, 33: S. 580, 2: 4, 24; S. 597, 11: S. 599, 7: 4, 31; S. 610, 31
swétan
To sweeten, make sweet. ⬩ to make pleasant
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To sweeten, make sweet. in a physical sense Nim hunig and swét ðone drænc, Lchdm. iii. 58, 30: ii. 120, 11. Swéte swíðe mid hunige, 216, 4. Swétedne, 111, 8, 15. to make pleasant Hé (the devil) mec féran hét, ðæt ic ðé sceolde synne swétan, Exon. Th
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scirpan
To clothe
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To clothe Engel hine scirpeþ (scierpeþ) on cwicum wǽdum, Salm. Kmbl. 278; Sal. 138
a-sworetan
To sigh ⬩ draw a deep breath ⬩ suspirare
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To sigh, draw a deep breath; suspirare He hefiglice asworette graviter suspiravit, Bd. 3, 11 ; S. 536, 33
cohhetan
To bluster ⬩ tumultuari
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To bluster; tumultuari Hí ongnnnon cohhetan they began to bluster Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 20; Jud. 270
a-wǽlan
To roll away ⬩ roll back ⬩ roll to ⬩ revolvere ⬩ advolvere ⬩ to move violently ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ vexare
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v. trans. To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War
ge-scerpan
To sharpen ⬩ acuere
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To sharpen; acuere Ic gescirpe mín swurd I will sharpen my sword, Deut. 32, 41. Ðære culfran bilwitnesse gescierpan [-scirpan, Hat. MS.] to sharpen the simplicity of the dove, Past. 35, 1; Swt, 236, 23; Cot. MS
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